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08-28-25
185 YEARS AGO: ONE CENT REWARD—Ran away, or rather walked away (being too lazy to run) from the Subscriber on Sunday, the 9th inst., an indentured Apprentice Boy named William Henry Baird. This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting said Boy on my account, as I shall pay no debts of his contracting after this date. The above reward will be paid to any person who will return said boy, but no charges paid, and but few thanks…
135 YEARS AGO: Excerpts from a letter responding to quote taken from the New York Tribune: “The hop crop has left New York millions of dollars worse off; that hop culture has been the means of causing several counties of the state to pass twice over through bankruptcy; that farms prostituted to this delusive product have already been, on the average, twice under the hammer, or are mortgaged so deeply that they will take their second leap very soon. So,…
BASEBALL—1 p.m. “I Felt The Cheers: The Remarkable Silent Life of Curtis Pride” by Curtis Pride and Doug Ward. Authors discuss their work and answer questions. Followed by book signing. Bullpen Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-7200 or https://baseballhall.org/events/author-series-i-felt-cheers-remarkable-silent-life-curtis-pride…
